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The Road Not Traveled: We Need an On-Ramp for Innovation

We seem to be moving towards a national industrial policy. Part of that is an effort to promote innovation in health care. President Biden has created the Advanced Research Projects Agency — Health (ARPA-H), following the pattern of the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, to foster a renewed inventiveness in…

Industrial Policy

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The Road Not Traveled: We Need an On-Ramp for Innovation
The Road Not Traveled: We Need an On-Ramp for Innovation
Industrial Policy

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Covid Vaccines: We Were Doing Great. What Happened?

March 4, 2021, was my day of liberation. I got my second Covid vaccination that day. While it would still be two weeks for the inoculation to reach full effect, I could finally see the light at the end of the pandemic tunnel. At least for me. Not for most…

Covid-19

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Covid Vaccines: We Were Doing Great. What Happened?
Covid Vaccines: We Were Doing Great. What Happened?
Covid-19

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What’s the Opposite of Defund?

“Defund the police” has become a divisive term hurled from right to left and left to right. As a rallying cry for partisans, it’s having its season. Its meaning, however, is often determined by the hurler, usually as an invective rather than part of a discussion. …

Defundthepolice

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What’s the Opposite of Defund?
What’s the Opposite of Defund?
Defundthepolice

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Falling Forward

Chapter 1 -28:17:18:37 Sheila Pennington watched as dawn sunlight struck the far edge of the clearing about 400 feet away. She was drinking the last of her morning coffee as she sat in a wildlife blind on the edge of the Sanctuary’s compound. She often greeted the dawn from the…

Science Fiction

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Falling Forward
Falling Forward
Science Fiction

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Aug 22

One Day of Political Spam

Let me fess up right here that I support lefty political causes. But that’s not the point of this entry. It’s that political communication via email has become a wasteland of empty ideas and vapid slogans. It’s an endless parade of begging for my money. …

Politics

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Politics

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Aug 11

I Never Volunteered

Many of us have been invited to participate in a clinical trial. Our online patient portals usually have a tab or button where we can learn more and volunteer to participate. Let’s say you suffer from toenail fungus. You hear of a new trial that will offer a cure. But…

Autonomous Cars

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I Never Volunteered
I Never Volunteered
Autonomous Cars

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Jul 22

As a Kid I Saw the Future in Sci-Fi. Now I’m Seeing It Again.

I was raised by parents who did not read science fiction. But as a young reader, I discovered and devoured the genre. I fell for Isaac Asimov early. Then came Ray Bradbury. Arthur C. Clarke arrived for me when the movie, 2001: A Space Odyssey, was in theaters. (I read…

Science Fiction

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As a Kid I Saw the Future in Sci-Fi. Now I’m Seeing It Again.
As a Kid I Saw the Future in Sci-Fi. Now I’m Seeing It Again.
Science Fiction

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Jul 21

GM Asked Me for Input (You Better Sit Down)

Here are my responses. Sorry if they are a bit disjointed, but such is the nature of surveys and the copy and paste of my answers. [Some edits for clarity.] General observations? The Bolt EV/EUV are superb vehicles, but Chevrolet is discontinuing the line. Granted, their Ultium technology looks to be better…

Ev

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GM Asked Me for Input (You Better Sit Down)
GM Asked Me for Input (You Better Sit Down)
Ev

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Jul 15

Your Comment is “Unavailable”

I submitted a comment to the New York Times on Friday, July 14, relating to a story of US House Republicans using the annual Defense spending bill to score some points on social policy. The paragraph I was responding to was: The House added language barring the Pentagon’s educational arm…

Racism

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Your Comment is “Unavailable”
Your Comment is “Unavailable”
Racism

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Jun 5

Buying a Car Is Still Like It Used to Be

I hate buying automobiles. It’s painful, dehumanizing, and insulting. Over the past 49 years, I’ve bought a dozen cars, some new and some used. We’ve bought Hondas, Toyotas, Chevys, Dodges, Nissans, and Saturns. I’ve rarely liked the process. I bought my first car in 1974, a Honda Civic. I only…

Ev

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Buying a Car Is Still Like It Used to Be
Buying a Car Is Still Like It Used to Be
Ev

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David Potenziani

David Potenziani

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Historian, informatician, novelist, and grandfather. Part-time curmugdeon.

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